One problem I have with tagging is the same problem I have with much of the internet - the disturbing rise of cultural enclaves. One of the advantages of authority records and cataloging subject headings is that they are standardized and constitute a universal language. By allowing users to define metatags, you will to some extent get a type of balkanization of internet users and internet information. People more and more use their own unique language to communicate with unique individuals and access information through their own unique channels.
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